MLS teams are seeing a 7% attendance bump early in the season, fueled by double-digit percentage gains for six clubs. The league average is 18,479 per game, up from 17,259 at the same point last season. Sounders FC continues to dominate all teams at the gate, drawing 40,212 fans per game. That figure is up 3% to date. The Fire lead all teams in gains (+24%), followed by Toronto FC (+18%) and the Crew (+15%). DC United is seeing the sharpest drop among all clubs, down 13.1% at RFK Stadium. Chivas USA still has the lowest draw among MLS clubs at 8,719 per game and is the only club drawing a four-figure average (THE DAILY).

MLS ATTENDANCE THROUGH MAY 19

TEAM

GAMES

TOTAL

AVG.

% CAP.

PREV.

% +/-

GAMES ('13)

Sounders FC

7

281,483

40,212

105.0%

39,066

2.9%

5

Galaxy

2

46,481

23,241

86.1%

21,031

10.5%

5

Toronto FC

4

90,364

22,591

104.6%

19,120

18.2%

6

Impact*

5

106,195

21,239

49.3%

23,018

-7.7%

5

Whitecaps

5

105,000

21,000

100.0%

19,913

5.5%

6

Timbers

7

145,688

20,813

100.7%

20,674

0.7%

6

Real Salt Lake

5

99,993

19,999

100.0%

18,153

10.2%

5

Sporting K.C.

6

118,581

19,764

107.0%

19,177

3.1%

6

Dynamo

7

137,102

19,586

89.0%

19,098

2.6%

7

Union

6

106,992

17,832

96.4%

17,497

1.9%

6

Red Bulls

5

87,589

17,518

69.5%

17,554

-0.2%

6

FC Dallas

7

116,240

16,606

81.8%

14,874

11.6%

7

Fire

5

75,319

15,064

75.3%

12,108

24.4%

5

Crew

5

73,520

14,704

73.0%

12,840

14.5%

5

Revolution

4

53,461

13,365

66.8%

13,072

2.2%

5

Rapids

5

63,770

12,754

73.2%

13,369

-4.6%

5

DC United

6

71,453

11,909

60.6%

13,700

-13.1%

6

Earthquakes**

6

62,013

10,336

98.2%

10,409

-0.7%

8

Chivas USA

5

43,593

8,719

32.3%

8,059

8.2%

6

MLS TOTALS

102

1,884,837

18,479

81.9%

17,259

7.1%

110

NOTES: * = Played its first three games at Olympic Stadium this season and two games last season. ** = Includes designated Earthquakes home games played at Stanford Stadium in both seasons and a game played at Levi's Stadium this season.